MATCH RESULTS
THIBODAUX, La. – Stephanie Barnett improved to 15-4 at the No. 1 line in singles with a three-set victory against Lamar, but the visitors came out on top in the other three three-set matches to hand Nicholls a 6-1 loss Sunday at the Colonel Tennis Complex.
Including a sweep of doubles, Lamar (4-13, 2-6 SLC) jumped out to a 3-0 lead before Barnett put Nicholls on the board with a 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 over Jasmin Buchta. But
Anastasia Kuzevanova,
Lingfeng Gu, and
Mariia Kozachok were unable to come away with wins in their three-set matches.
Lamar took the doubles point with wins at courts 1 and 3. In singles,
Changwei Wei and
Marina Vigil were dropped in straight sets at lines 6 and 4, respectively. Following Barnett's win, Kuzevanova was outlasted against Natalia Molina, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 to give LU the 4-1 victory.
With the match already decided, Kozachok and Amelie Vossgaetter slugged it out in a 7-6 (2), 6-7 (5), 10-8 battle at the No. 3 line. Kozachok was 5-5 heading into the match, but the loss put her below .500. At No. 2, Gu also won her second match against Sanja Jolic but was defeated 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3.
With the loss, the Colonels fell to 11-9 overall and 2-7 in the Southland Conference. They head into their final two matches tied for 10th in the standings and are currently a match out of the eighth and final spot in the Southland Tournament.
UP NEXT
The Colonels will have the week off before returning to the courts at McNeese on Sunday, April 15. First serve in Lake Charles is scheduled for 2 p.m.
